Evgeny Lebedev

Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev (/iev'geniː.'lɛbɛdɛv/; Russian Cyrillic: Евгений Александрович Лебедев; born 8 May 1980) is the chairman and owner of Evening Standard Ltd, the publisher of the Evening Standard, which he bought in January 2009 and of Independent Print Ltd, publisher of the Independent, the i and the Independent on Sunday, which he bought in March 2010.

Early life and education

Born in the Soviet Union, Evgeny Lebedev moved to London at the age of eight as his father, Alexander Lebedev, took a job at the Soviet Embassy in the city. Lebedev received British citizenship in October 2010.

Evgeny Lebedev

Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev (/iev'geniː.'lɛbɛdɛv/; Russian Cyrillic: Евгений Александрович Лебедев; born 8 May 1980) is the chairman and owner of Evening Standard Ltd, the publisher of the Evening Standard, which he bought in January 2009 and of Independent Print Ltd, publisher of the Independent, the i and the Independent on Sunday, which he bought in March 2010.

Early life and education

Born in the Soviet Union, Evgeny Lebedev moved to London at the age of eight as his father, Alexander Lebedev, took a job at the Soviet Embassy in the city. Lebedev received British citizenship in October 2010.

BILLIONAIRE EvgenyLebedev pledged £10,000 to The Sun’s campaign to help beaten up war hero Peter Gouldstone — bringing the total close to £30,000. Mr Lebedev, 38, was so moved by the 98-year-old’s story that he said he had to act to help him. Paul Edwards - The Sun. 4 ... Mr Lebedev said ... ....

This summer, openDemocracy revealed the taxi-app firm was part of a £3m deal for “money-can’t-buy” positive news ...George Osborne ... The company runs marketing for the Standard, the online Independent and the London Live local tv station, all owned by Evgeny and AlexanderLebedev, with recent substantial investment from Saudi Arabia ... He added ... UK City....

Soon after Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to power last year, EvgenyLebedev sold a 30 per cent stake of the Independent to a Saudi investor ...Perhaps that explains why, soon after MBS’s rise to supreme power last year, EvgenyLebedev, the Independent ’s majority owner, sold a 30 per cent stake to Muhammad Abuljadayel, a Saudi investor....

“Of course it’s okay to wear a mannish power-suit to a wedding. It’s modern, stylish and cool ... The broadcaster Richard Bacon, who recently recovered from a coma following a life-threatening illness, and former footballer Jamie Redknapp were also among the guests, as was Evening Standard owner EvgenyLebedev. ....

The i newspaper, which Johnston Press bought from the Independent and the Evening Standard owner, EvgenyLebedev, for £24m in 2016, is considered to be the most valuable title in a group that has a stock market valuation of less than £3m due to its onerous debts ... When Lebedev ......